As a result of Cuomo's mandates for renewable energy generation, at the expense of Natural Gas development, there have been a lot of landowners contacted recently by land men seeking leases. Not for Natural Gas development, but for solar farm leases.

But like any other opportunity, landowners and community leaders need to cautious and educated about the matter. To help everyone better understand the potential risks and rewards related to solar farms, the JLCNY is cosponsoring a free information packed educational seminar. The details are as follows...

What:

Solar Farm Seminar (cosponsored by the Broome County Cornell Cooperative Extension, NYS Farm Bureau, and the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York)

When:

Saturday April 2, 2016 from 2:00-4:00 PM

Where:

Cornell Cooperative Extension 840 Upper Front St. Binghamton NY

Who:

Open to public; community planners and leaders are especially encouraged to attend

Cost:

Free!

Details:

See the attached flyer for more details regarding the guest speakers and the topics to be covered.

Please don't make the mistake of thinking that this is not relevant to your situation here and now. The leases are being sought in our communities already. The mandate has been clearly stated to seek even more. Please read the attached copy of Thursdays' NYS Public Service Commission press release. It makes it clear how seriously and immediately Cuomo is using the states agencies to push solar farms in our communities using your tax dollars as subsidies.

As we have said since unscrupulous land men first came to our areas years ago, if approached with such an offer, DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING WITHOUT CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED IN DEALING WITH SUCH MATTERS!!

To give you a little teaser of what will be covered at the seminar, please follow the link below to a recording of a presentation at the last JLCNY meeting.